Paper clip



Jan. 3, 150 H. C. YALE 2,493,052

PAPER CLIP Filed Feb. 16, 1945 IN VENTOR.

Ham/a a? XaZe ATTORNEYS Patented Jan. 3, 1950 PAPER CLIP Harold C. Yale,Pasadena, Calif.

Application February 16, 1945, Serial No. 578,266

1 Claim.

The invention relates to a filing clip for paper or the like sheets, andmore especially to a paper clamp or clip for household and office uses.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a clip of thischaracter, wherein the holding posts or studs for sheet paper areengaged by a retaining panel or frontal piece, so that all sheets willbe retained in order of filing for the convenient reference thereto orfor the easy removal under selection of a determined sheet.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a clip of thischaracter, wherein the panel or frontal piece can be latchedirrespective of the number of sheets engaged on the posts for theholding thereof in order, and the latching is effected by frictionalengagement between the said panel or piece and the posts of the device.

A further object of the invention is the provision. of a clip of thischaracter, wherein the frontal piece or panel can be readily andconveniently released and its removal had with ease and dispatch, therebeing no separate catches or other like mediums for the holding of thesheets as placed in the clip.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a clip ofthis character, which is simple in construction, thoroughly reliable andeffective for the purposes intended therefor, strong, durable, retainingthe sheets engaged in orderly fashion, neat in appearance, sturdy so asto give long life thereto, and inexpensive to manu facture and install.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in thefeatures of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as willbe hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing, which shows the preferred embodiment of the invention, andpointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the clip constructed in accordance with theinvention.

Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof.

Figure 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Figure 2 looking in thedirection of the arrows.

Figure 4 is a top plan view of a modified form of the base member of theclip.

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 4 lookingin the direction of the arrows.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views in the drawing.

Referring to the drawing in detail, particularly Figures 1 to 3,inclusive, A designates generally the clamp or clip constructed inaccordance with the invention, and comprises in detail a base plate Infrom which rise a pair of spaced vertical holding posts or stubs II,which are of uniform height from the base plate, they being riveted orotherwise made rigid thereto, with their upper ends blunt pointed, as atl2, best seen in Figure 2 of the drawing.

Removably fitted to these posts or stubs II is a frontal piece orstrap-like bridging member or panel l3, which has formed mediallythereof an outwardly arched springy portion or connecting neck I4 formerging reversely sloping lateral gripping areas l5, respectively, thesebeing formed with apertures I 6 for the posts or stubs I I so that thepiece or panel I3 can be slipped onto the latter when the areas areacted upon to lie in the same level with each other, then when theseareas are released they will frictionally latch upon the said posts orstubs, as best seen in Figure 1 of the drawing.

The posts or stubs II are adapted to support sheets, these beingproperly perforated for the re ception of the posts or stubs, as is wellknown for the mounting thereon in stacked order against the base memberI 0 or the plate constituting the same. This plate It! is provided witha central- 1y located hole H for the hanging of the clip on a verticalwall or other support. The plate Hi can be attached to any suitablebacking, not shown, if desired.

The areas I5 at their outer edges are provided with outwardly directedpresser ears I8 so that when actuated in an inward direction throughpressure from the hand of an operator, the areas will becomefrictionally unlatched from the posts or stubs II for the adjustment orcomplete removal of the piece or panel I3 therefrom.

In Figures 4 and 5 of the drawing, there is shown a slight modificationof the invention, wherein the base plate l9 has cut and struck outwardlyfrom its body the upstanding posts or stubs 20, which are substitutesfor the posts or stubs ll heretofore described, the posts or stubs 20being outwardly curved at their outer sides for effecting the latchingof the frontal piece or panel of the clip therewith.

It is, of course, understood that the clip in its entirety can be madefrom any suitable material, as for example, constructed from plasticmaterial, metal or the like.

What is claimed is:

A frontal piece for a clip comprising a straplike bridging member havingan upwardly arched springy medial portion, reversely sloping lateralgripping portions, upwardly directed presser ears UNITED STATES PATENTSon said gripping portions having inturned upper Number Name Date endsand elongated openings in said gripping 317 856 Roach et a1 May 12 1885portions intermediate of said medial portion and 753976 Goss Mar 1904said presser ears for attaching said frontal piece 5 917972 steuer Apr1909 to the clip. n

HAROLD C YALE 2,381,204 Cardoza Aug. '7, 1945 FOREIGN PATENTS REFERENCESCITED Number Country Date The following references are of record in the1 8,396 Great Britain 1896 file of this patent: H 20,824 Great Britain1903

